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JTrea81

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If Markakis isn't extended, is that the final straw?  

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  1. 1. If Markakis isn't extended, is that the final straw?

    • Yes, MacPhail needs to go if he can't extend Nick.
      84
    • No, Markakis probably wanted too much money and he can be traded for a ransom.
      58
    • I've already lost complete confidence in MacPhail.
      18

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Crazysilver03 Hangout Grand Counsel

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I'm talking about Markakis. I can't be helped if JT's brain is entangled in Teixeira. He claimed the O's low-balled Markakis. I'm just curious if he still thinks so.

As my post a full 8 minutes before yours made more clear.

Why would I bring up Teixeira in this thread? Why would you assume that I did?

I was just quoting your post because that was the one JTrea quoted when he made the Tex reference.

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Crazysilver03 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Thought you were talking about Tex there. Yes if 6/70 is all Markakis wants, I give it to him especially after lowballing him twice before that. No need to go in with a 6/60 offer. Just give him the 6/70 and get it done. 1.67 million per season is not going to break this team, or at least it shouldn't with MASN money and revenue sharing. Markakis is not a player you want to cheap out on...

See above first sentence...

You must really still have Teixeira on your mind when the post is clearly about Markakis and you think it is about Tex.

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Hate to disrupt JTrea's MacPhail bashing cause he didn't bring his boy Tex home, but don't all deals have to get approved by Angelos?

This has nothing to do with Tex. I'm asking those people who still believe in MacPhail or are on the fence, if failing to extending Nick would be enough to have them lose complete confidence in him.

I think for the majority it would and I'm just curious to see if it's true...

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Hate to disrupt JTrea's MacPhail bashing cause he didn't bring his boy Tex home, but don't all deals have to get approved by Angelos?

Hmmmmm...so the owner absolutelypositivelydefinitelywithouthesitation has to be fired, stripped and banned from future baseball employment should Mr. Markakis choose to keep his options open or test the market?

I think I'm catching on

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This has nothing to do with Tex. I'm asking those people who still believe in MacPhail or are on the fence, if failing to extending Nick would be enough to have them lose complete confidence in him.

I think for the majority it would and I'm just curious to see if it's true...

Brand me a minority with your broad brush.

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This has nothing to do with Tex. I'm asking those people who still believe in MacPhail or are on the fence, if failing to extending Nick would be enough to have them lose complete confidence in him.

I think for the majority it would and I'm just curious to see if it's true...

Ahhh, whatever dude, you've practically done a 180 on MacPhail since he "failed" to bring in Tex. You're like SG, you want to hate on him soooooooo bad and are just foaming at the mouth, hoping he gives you a bone to jump all over.

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To get back to the original question, it would not be the final straw fro me if MacPhail did not sign Markakis to an extension THIS offseason.

Obviously he would have to get something done during the season (which is tough depending on the player) or right after it.

So, I can't really go with any of the options listed in the poll. Obviously my answer is a "no", but I don't think Markakis is demanding too much money, or that he should be traded.

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Ahhh, whatever dude, you've practically done a 180 on MacPhail since he "failed" to bring in Tex. You're like SG, you want to hate on him soooooooo bad and are just foaming at the mouth, hoping he gives you a bone to jump all over.

I want to see a plan for competing in 2011 if not sooner because we have the resources to do that. Right now I don't see that...

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